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Modern rectangular church with detached tower. Built as a Reformed church.

Built as a Reformed church. Formerly called Zuiderkerk. Nice neo-church with tower. Severely damaged by fire (or fire-setting) in 1998, restored in 1999. Before the fire, the interior of this church had already been extensively modernized.

On July 3, 1919, the foundation stone of this church building was laid by Rev. D. Driessen. The day of commissioning was set for December 18, 1919. Hall church without tower in neo-Gothic forms.

Important modern church with detached tower. This building was built in 1962 as the third church building of the Reformed Church in Maassluis. Due to declining membership, the building is now used by the Evangelical Community 'Maranatha'. (This community may have been called 'De Kandelaar' for some time).

The current Reformed Maranatha Church (1971) at Peursumseweg 15 was built behind the previous Maranatha Church (built in 1913). When the current church was put into use, the demolition of the old church began. The first Maranatha Church from 1913 was built following the merger of two congregations: the Reformed Church of Giessen-Nieuwkerk and the Reformed Church of Giessen-Oudekerk. In 1913, the name of the church community became: Reformed Church Giessen-Nieuwkerk and Giessen-Oudekerk. Since 1957, the name has been Reformed Church Giessenburg (due to the merger of three civil municipalities). The Reformed Churches of Giessen-Nieuwkerk and Giessen-Oudekerk both have separate histories:

Modern church without tower. Built Reformed Church (Liberated), first in Bolnes and Ridderkerk, extension 1987 and 1995. Since 2004 temporarily co-used by the Restored Reformed Church, which later had its own church building built in Ridderkerk.

The Maranathakerk

Well-kept relatively small "refodome" with tower. To replace the former church building . Due to the growth of the church community and a number of construction defects in the church building on the West-Groeneweg, a building committee was formed in 1979 to investigate the possibilities of new construction. On 3 July 1980, the decision was made to build a new church building with a sexton's house on the Prins Florisstraat. On 5 November 1982, the new church building was put into use. The number of seats is around 200.

Well-maintained "redome" with small tower.

The church replaced a church from 1930 on Borneostraat, which was destroyed by war violence in 1944.